Cabinet will hear plans this morning to hire 40 new dog wardens and to double fines for owners who are not in control of their dogs.
Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue will ask Ministers to back recommendations from a working group examining dangerous dogs to increase fines from €2,500 to €5,000.
The Minister was tasked by Tánaiste Micheál Martin with carrying out a review of legislation across Government after a young boy was violently attacked by a pit bull terrier in Wexford late last year.
